Re: DOCBOOK: [ #440667 ] Affiliation lacks CorpName

[llarsen at caldera dot com (Lance F. Larsen)]

Dave Pawson <daveP@dpawson.freeserve.co.uk> writes:
>> At 15:21 24/09/2001 -0400, Norman Walsh wrote:
>> >In
>> >
>> >http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=440667&group_id=21935&atid=384107
>> >
>> >Yann Dirson notes that affiliation contains orgname and orgdiv but no
>> >corpname. He goes on to point out that orgname is likely intended to
>> >be used for the orgname here.
>> >
>> >The TC is unsure how to resolve this issue.
>> 
>> Is a corporation not an organization?
 
All corporations are organizations, but not all organizations are 
corporations.  

>> Ie just a case of terminology?
>> 
>> Regards DaveP

Yes, it is a matter of terminology: corporation is a more specific
term than organization.  Incorporation changes the legal status of
an organization: at least in America it does, your mileage (or 
terminology) may vary.  

Unless there is a need to single out corporations, the more generic
org* should cover the whole superset of corporations, partnerships,
clubs, ....

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